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08-12-2006, 09:46 AM

I am in the program of AA. About 2 months ago, a woman in our group approached me about sponsoring her, she had 11 years sobriety, I have 2 1/2. She's going through a divorce and not dealing well. In the last 2 1/2 weeks she has attempted suicide twice. She lost her clean and sober date both times. I just keep sharing my experience, strength, and hope in my struggle with major clinical depression. She doesn't want to me mentally ill, she just wants to 'get over it'.
All suggestions are welcome.
Thanx Kai

*janbear* · 08-12-2006, 10:10 AM

Kai, i know for me i would be inpatient by now if i were her. Can you get her to do that? If my sponsee were doing this that is what i would do.
I had trouble accepting that i have a mental disorder, i too just wanted to "get over it" but my attitude with that kept me so sick and being inpatient and being put on non-narcotic meds. has saved me. It took some time but i finally came to acceptance with it. One of my dearest friends here who is now also my sponsor has helped me with acceptance of it by pulling out that Big Book to the paragraph on acceptance, pg. 449 in the 3rd ed. She went over it with me several times. She is also bipolar like me and can relate to me. You are doing good by sharing your experience, strength, and hope, my biggest suggestion at this time is to get her into treatment and when she gets out work with her on acceptance. I wish i could think of more to say to you. Please, please, take care of yourself through this

This is just my experience, hope it helps. Hang in there and keep us posted Kai

mellotripp · 10-24-2006, 11:26 PM

My last suicide attempt almost killed me. It is my experience that I never truly wanted to die. As a mental patient I would try to go along living life the best I could. My suicide attempts proved to myself and everybody else, that I needed help. I am not a counselor, but I know today, that had I been successful, I would not have given God the chance to prove to me that life can be so beautiful, if I only give it a chance. Nobody ever could understand me, so to be there for someone else. Understanding is top priority.

08-12-2006, 09:46 AM	#1
Kai Stevens Guest Posts: n/a	Two suicide attempts I am in the program of AA. About 2 months ago, a woman in our group approached me about sponsoring her, she had 11 years sobriety, I have 2 1/2. She's going through a divorce and not dealing well. In the last 2 1/2 weeks she has attempted suicide twice. She lost her clean and sober date both times. I just keep sharing my experience, strength, and hope in my struggle with major clinical depression. She doesn't want to me mentally ill, she just wants to 'get over it'. All suggestions are welcome. Thanx Kai

08-12-2006, 10:10 AM	#2
janbear willing servant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 14,184	Kai, i know for me i would be inpatient by now if i were her. Can you get her to do that? If my sponsee were doing this that is what i would do. I had trouble accepting that i have a mental disorder, i too just wanted to "get over it" but my attitude with that kept me so sick and being inpatient and being put on non-narcotic meds. has saved me. It took some time but i finally came to acceptance with it. One of my dearest friends here who is now also my sponsor has helped me with acceptance of it by pulling out that Big Book to the paragraph on acceptance, pg. 449 in the 3rd ed. She went over it with me several times. She is also bipolar like me and can relate to me. You are doing good by sharing your experience, strength, and hope, my biggest suggestion at this time is to get her into treatment and when she gets out work with her on acceptance. I wish i could think of more to say to you. Please, please, take care of yourself through this This is just my experience, hope it helps. Hang in there and keep us posted Kai __________________ And this above all, to thine own self be true. And it must follow as night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. -Shakespeare For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7

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10-24-2006, 11:26 PM	#3
mellotripp Devoted Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 263	My last suicide attempt almost killed me. It is my experience that I never truly wanted to die. As a mental patient I would try to go along living life the best I could. My suicide attempts proved to myself and everybody else, that I needed help. I am not a counselor, but I know today, that had I been successful, I would not have given God the chance to prove to me that life can be so beautiful, if I only give it a chance. Nobody ever could understand me, so to be there for someone else. Understanding is top priority.